How to Use autistic in a Sentence

autistic

adjective
  • Why do so many autistic girls fly under the radar?
    — Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 4 Mar. 2026
  • George is on the autistic spectrum.
    — Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Being a mother to an autistic child is all of those things plus so much more.
    — Nicole Shanahan, Peoplemag, 6 July 2023
  • Nini had good eye contact—one of his few non-autistic traits.
    — Tao Lin, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Ellis, a young autistic adult about the same age as Rosie, joined the crew in the spring.
    — Nancy Vienneau, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Art by people who know and love autistic people is better than all of that.
    — Sarah Kurchak, Time, 9 Jan. 2026
  • One of her teenage sons is autistic and needs significant care to lead a full life.
    — Claire Stremple, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Sep. 2023
  • All that changes when she is forced to chaperone her autistic sister.
    — Liza Foreman, Variety, 20 Oct. 2022
  • A lot of parents of autistic kids tell me that this is one of the first movies that kids have been able to sit through.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Her son, who is autistic, has less than two weeks of medication left.
    — ABC News, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Some autistic people are trying to change the field from within.
    — Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 12 Feb. 2024
  • But isn’t a substitute for art by autistic people.
    — Sarah Kurchak, Time, 9 Jan. 2026
  • These are all traits that some autistic people exhibit.
    — Sarah Kurchak, Time, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Her two youngest children, aged 11 and seven, are autistic.
    — Fortesa Latifi, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
  • For Jasim, who is autistic, the site is a sensory paradise and a haven.
    — Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 13 Apr. 2023
  • And no, the irony of a non-speaking autistic encouraging you to use your voice is not lost on me.
    — Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE.com, 12 May 2022
  • Another woman was renting a room with her teenaged autistic son.
    — Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2026
  • But, like autistic characters, autistic toys can do their small part to help people see us as part of the world.
    — Sarah Kurchak, Time, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Barbie launches first autistic doll.
    — Will Richmond, The Providence Journal, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Someone told me the other day that their nonverbal autistic kid spoke as a result of the movie.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 17 Feb. 2026
  • My 21-year-old son is autistic, and his need for care won’t end at a specific birthday.
    — Robert J. Szczerba, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
  • For the autistic 8-year-old, the living room sofa is less a seat than a trampoline.
    — Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Kenzie has Down syndrome, is autistic and non-speaking.
    — Ronnie Li, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
  • The girl, whose name is not disclosed in the lawsuit, is autistic and will not be testifying.
    — Rafael Olmeda South Florida Sun Sentinel (tns), al, 10 May 2023
  • Murray is autistic, and his family fears he may be lost and in danger, police said.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 2026
  • A lot of autistic people are truly thrilled about this development, and many don’t care at all.
    — Sarah Kurchak, Time, 15 Jan. 2026
  • At an early age, the family didn't know what to expect for Owen, who is autistic.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 9 Feb. 2023
  • Sitting at the end of his bench was Kade West, a 20-year-old who is deaf and autistic.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2023
  • Liam, now 12, was 3 years old when he was diagnosed as being autistic.
    — Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2023
  • Another point is that autistic people exist in the world as people.
    — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2026

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